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Patients are being asked to instead use urgent care or clinics for non-emergencies.

About 3,000 people call the Kern Crisis Hotline each month in need of mental health services. That number is expected to climb by a third, thanks to the easy-to-dial 988.

Young children are now eligible for the COVID-19 shot. In Fresno County, health officials have a plan to get more kids vaccinated.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and state officials said that the state mask mandate for schools will end, but local jurisdictions are free to impose their own requirements.

KHN journalists on the closure of dozens of pain clinics in Central California amid a state investigation

Before becoming an advocate for pesticide regulation, Maria Alejandra Reyes worked as a farmworker in the Central Valley for 15 years.

COVID-19 cases among youth were increasing last month as students started the school year. Cases have since declined. But even small COVID-19 outbreaks at schools can have major impacts on families in rural communities.

Yet again, Central Valley hospitals are overflowing with COVID-19 patients, which has stretched our medical systems thin and created disturbing…

Six-year-old Bryce Moore shouts from one side of the small soccer field where he is practicing for his first game. His mom, Fresno resident Jennifer…

On this week's Valley Edition: Fresno's homeless and affordable housing crisis has exploded in the wake of the pandemic. We take a closer look at the…